Camden County, Georgia
Biographies

HARDEE, William J.
William J. Hardee was born in Camden County, Georgia, in 1815, and graduated from the Military Academy at West Point in 1838. He also, at a later day, attended the cavalry school of Sauinur, in France.
Assigned to the Second Dragoons, he was promoted in 1839 and 1844, respectively, to first lieutenant and captain. His service was in Florida, until 1840. when he was sent to Europe as a member of a military commission, to study the organization of European cavalry, with a view to utilizing the results in the United States service. On return, and assignment to duty at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, where five companies of his regiment were stationed, he was placed in charge of the tactical exercises, with the result that this nucleus was brought up to the standard of the best mounted troops anywhere.
Afterwards he served with the army of occupation in Texas, and then, in the Mexican war, with varied experiences and vicissitudes, including capture. He participated in the siege of Vera Cruz, the battles of Contreras, and Molino del Key, in the capture of the City 'of Mexico, and in various minor affairs. He was mentioned in dispatches, was complimented in official reports for gallantry and skillful handling of troops at Molino del Rey, and was twice brevetted—to major and lieutenant-colonel, respectively, for gallant and meritorious conduct.
The State of Georgia also bestowed on him a sword of honor, in recognition of his service in the Mexican war. Later on he was selected by the secretary of war to compile a system of rifle and light infantry tactics, which was adopted in 18.55 for the use of the army, and was henceforth known as "Hardee's Tactics."
In 1855 Hardee was assigned to the famous Second Cavalry. In 1856, with the local rank of lieutenant-colonel, was appointed commandant of cadets at the Military Academy of West Point, which position he occupied until September, 1860. Meantime he had been appointed lieutenant-colonel of the First Cavalry, and was absent on leave in Georgia when that state passed the ordinance of secession, immediately resigned his commission, to take effect January 21, 1861.
In the Confederate army Hardee declined high administrative office in favor of active field service, and was first assigned with the rank of colonel to the command of Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay. In June, 1861, promoted to brigadier-general, he was given a territorial command in Northeastern Arkansas. In the fall of 1861, Hardee now become major-general, with the greater part of his force transferred across the river to Kentucky, and ordered to Bowling Green, where he became the trusted lieutenant of Albert Sidney Johnston. Thenceforth, and for some two years, Hardee was so identified with the Western Army, known first as the Army of the Mississippi, and then as the Army of Tennessee, that to state his service would be largely to describe the operations of that army in which he took so prominent a part.
In September, 1864, Hardee was assigned to the command of the military department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, one of the four chief commands of the Confederate military organization, which he retained until the end of the war.
[A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians Volume 5, by Lucian Lamar Knight, 1917 - Submitted by Brenda Wiesner]

Floyd, James Boog, is numbered among the leading cotton omen of Savannah where he is associated in business with his brother, Thomas B., of whom individual mention is made in another paragraph in this work.  Mr. Floyd was born in Fairfield, Camden county, Ga., Dec. 24, 1850, a son of Henry Hamilton and Mordina Jeanette (Boog) Floyd.  The Floyd family in America claims direct descent from Llewellyn Floyd, the last of the Welsh kings.  Three brothers of the name, William, Charles and Frederick, came to America about1675, settling in what is now Accomac county, Va.  All three married, but Frederick left no descendants, his only child having died before attaining maturity.  One of the other brothers, probably Charles, had two sons-William and Samuel-the latter of whom married Susan Dixon, of Northampton county, Va.  They became the parents of three children and Charles, the youngest of the number, was born in Northampton county, March 4, 1747.  He followed a seafaring life for fourteen years and then settled in Charleston, S. C., where he was residing at the inception of the war of the Revolution.  He promptly allied himself with the “Liberty Boys” and entered service in the Continental line.  He was captured by the British and held a prisoner in Savannah until the signing of the treaty of peace, after which he returned to Charleston.  In 1768 he married Mary Fendin, of Green’s island, S. C., her birth having occurred April 15, 1747, and her death Sept. 18, 1804.  In 1795 they removed to McIntosh county, Ga., locating near Darien, where they remained five years, at the expiration of which they removed to Camden county, establishing as their home the plantation of Bellevue, where both passed the remainder of their lives, the death of Mr. Floyd having occurred Sept. 9, 1820.  The only child of this sterling pioneer couple was Maj.-Gen. John Floyd, a sketch of whose life and career appears in this work.  Of the twelve children of Gen. John Floyd the youngest, Henry Hamilton Floyd, was born at Fairfield, Dec. 11, 1817, and was the father of the subject of this sketch.  He was twice married.  His second wife, Mordina Jeannette (Boog) Floyd, of St. Mary’s. Ga., died Feb. 24, 1862, and the death occurred in Florida, Feb. 25, 1873.  Of the twelve children of this second marriage the subject of this review was the sixth in order of birth, and the seventh was his brother Thomas B., with whom he is associated in business.  James B. Floyd was afforded a good common-school education, and at the age of fifteen years he went to Green Cove Springs, Fla., where he remained five years, after which he passed a few months on Butler’s island, Ga.  He then located ion Broadfield, Ga., where hr entered the employ of John K. and William Nightingale, extensive rice planters, with whom he remained for five years.  In 1875 he took up his abode in Savannah, where he has since made his home and had risen to prominence in business and civic life.  Here he entered the employ of R. F. Harmon, a public shipper of cotton, serving in the capacity of checker and weigher until 1880, when he became associated with the cotton firm of Daffin & Dresser, with whom he remained until 1885, when he formed a partnership with his brother.  Thomas B., under the firm name of Floyd & Co., and they have built up and now control a large and flourishing business in the general handling of cotton.  Mr. Floyd is president of the Putnam Mills and Power Company, of Eatonton, Ga., and is a stockholder and one of the advisory committee of the Citizen’s & Southern branch bank, of Savannah.  He is a stanch adherent of the Democratic party and is a member of the Oglethorpe club and the Savannah Yacht club.  On Dec. 19, 1895, he was united in marriage to Miss Phileola Nesbet, daughter of Reuben B. and Martha (Dennis) Nesbet, of Eatonton, Ga.  They have no children.
[Source: Georgia: Sketches, Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions & People, Vol. 2, Publ. 1906 Transcribed By:  Maggie Coleman]

Floyd, Thomas Bourke.-In a preceding sketch of the life of James B. Floyd, elder brother and business associate of whom whose name heads this article, id given in detail with regard to the family history and business in which the two brothers are engaged, under the firm name of Floyd & Co.  In view of this fact it is not necessary to repeat the data in the present connection.  Thomas B. Floyd is one of the representative business men of Savannah, where he is identified with both the cotton business and lumber trade.  He was born on the old homestead, Bellevue plantation, in Camden county, Ga., May 23, 1852, and his education was secured in the city of Savannah.  Since 1885 he has been associated in business with his brother and their annual transactions in the handling of cotton are of extensive scope.  His lumbering interests are all large and important.  In politics Mr. Floyd is a stanch Democrat, though he has never been an aspirant for public office of any description.  On June 22, 1887, he was united in marriage to Miss Frances Ann Perkins, daughter of David Simpson and Frances Ann (Scarborough) Perkins, of Burke county, Ga.  Following is a list of the names of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd, the respective dates of birth being given in the connection:  Marmaduke Hamilton, June 14, 1888; Ida, Nov. 27, 1889; Frances Perkins, March 30, 1891; Thomas Bourke, Sept. 24, 1892; Augusta Gallie, Oct. 22, 1894; and James Boog, Oct. 21, 1903
[Source: Georgia: Sketches, Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions & People, Vol. 2, Publ. 1906 Transcribed By:  Maggie Coleman]

Floyd, Gen. John, was born at Hilton Head, S. C., Oct. 3, 1769.  His father’s property was almost entirely destroyed by the British and Tories during the Revolution, and to recoup the family fortunes the son apprenticed himself at the close of the wart to a house carpenter for a period of five years.  In 1793, while living at Beaufort, S. C., he married Miss Isabella Maria, daughter of Richard Hazzard, and in 1795 removed to McIntosh county, Ga.  About five years later he took up his residence in Camden county, where he engaged in the business of a boat builder and also established a plantation to which he gave the name of “Fairfield.”  In the fall of 1813, during the second wart with Great Britain, he was placed in command of a force of 3,600 men at Camp Hope, near Fort Hawkins, where the city of Macon now stands.  The following year he led an expedition against the Upper Creek Indians, defeating them at Autossee and Challibee, after which he was made a major-general and placed in command of the forces at Savannah.  After the war he returned to his plantation and several times was called upon to represent Camden county in the state legislature, a duty which he always discharged with signal ability and fidelity.  In 1826 he was elected a representative in Congress, but served only one term.  He died at his Camden county home on June 24, 1839.
[Source: Georgia: Sketches, Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions & People, Vol. 2, Publ. 1906 Transcribed By:  Maggie Coleman]

Hull, Joseph Maxey, one of the old and honored citizens of Savannah and one who rendered valiant service in the cause of the Confederacy during the Civil war, was born on Little York plantation, Camden county, Ga., Feb. 1, 1823. He is a son of Joseph and Sarah M. (Hardee) Hull, the former of whom was born in St. Augustine, Fla., April 2, 1795, and the latter in Camden county, Ga., Dec. 25, 1800. Joseph Hull came from Florida to Camden county when he was eighteen years of age and his marriage was solemnized in 1818, after which he continued engaged in the planting industry in Camden county, which he represented in the state legislature for a period of six years. He took part in the war of 1812, having been a youth of eighteen years at the time. He was a son of William Hull, who died in St. Augustine, Fla. The latter was taken captive by the Spaniards, and was confined in the old fort at St. Augustine, dying three days after his release. His son Joseph was an infant at the time. Sarah M. (Hardee) Hull was a daughter of Maj. John Hays Hardee, an officer in the War of 1812, and a sister of Gen. William J. Hardee, who commanded a corps in Johnston’s army during the Civil war, and who was the author of that authoritative military publication known as Hardee’s Tactics. Col. Joseph M. Hull, the immediate subject of this review was reared and educated in Camden county, Ga., and at the outbreak of the Civil war was a resident of Suwanee county, Fla. He was elected and commissioned to command the Thirteenth regiment of Florida militia prior to the war, and nearly all of his command enlisted in the Confederate service when the great conflict between the states was finally inaugurated. Colonel Hull joined Captain Niblack’s company, which became a part of General Gardner’s brigade, but he remained in the army only a few months, Governor Milton, of Florida, having made requisition for his service as a member of his staff, in which connection he assisted in caring for the families of the soldiers in the field, issuing rations, etc. During the war he also engaged in manufacturing salt barrels for the use of the Confederate government, the salt being manufactured from the water of the Gulf of Mexico, and he had teams employed in transferring blockade goods from the Suwanee river to the railroad station, for the use of the government. Colonel Hull was a successful planter in Florida, where he was also engaged in the mercantile business for a time, and was part owner of a saw mill, near Jacksonville, that state, after the war. He has maintained his home in the city of Savannah since 1891, and is held in high regard by all who know him.  In politics he was originally an old-line Whig, but since the dissolution of that party he has been a stanch advocate of the principles of the Democratic party. He has long been a member of the Presbyterian church, and is at the present time a ruling elder in the Independent Presbyterian church of Savannah. He is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and the Royal Arcanum. On Sept. 26, 1846, Colonel Hull was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Blue, daughter of Maj. James and Mary (McDonald) Blue, of Darien, Ga., and the names of their children, with respective dates of birth, are as follows: James Blue, Aug. 14, 1847; Joseph, July 26, 1849; Mary E., Aug. 20, 1953; Alexander B., Aug. 9, 1857; and Robert M., Dec. 26, 1863. Three of Colonel Hull’s brothers sacrificed their lives in the Confederate cause during the Civil war. Capt. Oliver Perry Hull was killed in the battle of Corinth, Miss.; Maj. Robert Newton Hull was killed in South Carolina, while his command was following Sherman’s army; and First Lieut. Henry R. Hull died shortly after the battle of Leesburg, Va.
(Source: Georgia Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, VOL II, by Candler & Evans, Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Kim Mohler)

 Miller, Andrew Jackson, who died at his home in the city of Augusta, Feb. 3, 1856, was one of the distinguished lawyers and honored citizens of Georgia and served two terms as president of the state senate, of which body he was a member at the time of his death. He was born at Point Petre, near St. Mary's, Camden county, Ga., March 21, 1806, and was a son of Thomas Harvey Miller, of Scotch descent, whose wife Mary Scott (Jackson) Miller, was likewise of Scotch extraction, her family having early been founded in America. Thomas Harvey Miller served as a captain in the war of 1812, under Col. E. F. Tattnall, Forty-third United States infantry, and under Generals Floyd and McIntosh. He was present at the capture of St. Mary's, Ga., by Admiral Cockburn, Jan. 23, 1815. His company was stationed in Camden county, pursuant to resolution of the state senate, Nov. 18, 1812, and well merited thanks were returned by resolution of the senate Dec. 12, 1815, to the officers and soldiers under General Floyd. Andrew Jackson Miller attended an academic institution in Georgia until he had attained to the age of sixteen years, after which he passed one year in the United States military academy, at West Point, N. Y. After his return to Georgia he took up the study of law under effective preceptorship, being admitted to the bar in 1825 before required age, by special legislative act. He at once entered upon a successful practice, in Augusta, where he has made his home through the remainder of his life. In 1836 he was elected to represent Richmond county in the state legislature, and in 1838 was elected to the state senate, being thereafter continuously reelected until his death, and within this long service twice served as president of the senate. In 1853 he filled an unexpired term as judge of the superior courts of the middle circuit. He was president of the Medical College of Georgia, city attorney of Augusta, director of the Georgia Railroad Company, captain of the Oglethorpe infantry, and a zealous member of the Presbyterian church. The National Cyclopedia of American Biography speaks of him as follows: "During his twenty years of unbroken public service he was a controlling spirit in the state. He was one of those rounded and well balanced men of great abilities and resplendent virtues who mould the times in which they live. He was esteemed the most learned and industrious lawyer in a galaxy of legal giants. His research of cases was absolutely exhaustive, his discrimination unerring and his memory faultless and unfailing. No lapse of time made him forget and once to know was always to remember and use. Connected with his supreme legal power was a crystal sense of honor and conscience. In his long practice he prosecuted murderers but three times, and then on condition that if the evidence created doubt of guilt he would retire from the case or inform the jury. . He became an oracle of law : he rose to his highest stature as a public leader. His public service was practical and illustrious. He was an effective pioneer in Georgia's system of railway improvements and one of the creators of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. He was the author of and worked unceasingly for the just measure, now an almost universal law,—the protection of the rights of married women in the distribution of their estates he was a sagacious and trusted political leader. The Whig party had no more influential or wise adviser." In 1828 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Miller to Miss Martha B. Olive, who was born in Columbia county. Ga., May 17, 1809, and who died on Oct. 9, 1880. They were the parents of ten children, of whom three are living.
[Source: Georgia Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons,  Vol 2, Publ 1906. Transcribed by Tracy McAllister]

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